Egypt invested approximately EGP 26.5bn in fiscal year 2024/2025 to modernize and expand its power transmission network, enhance grid efficiency, and integrate renewable energy into the national grid, the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy said. Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring the availability of high-quality, continuous, and stable electricity while accelerating projects to upgrade and modernize the transmission system to accommodate the growing capacity of renewable sources. She said the investments – totaling around EGP 26.289bn – were directed toward rehabilitating and renewing extra-high and high-voltage substations and transmission lines, completing ongoing projects, and implementing new expansions. Renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, hydropower, and battery storage, account for about 14% of the national grid’s installed capacity, as Egypt moves toward its 2030 target of 42% renewables. She added that maintenance programs and the optimal operation of transmission networks have improved technical performance indicators.

Source: Daily News Egypt February 09, 2026 18:06 UTC